News: Attractions
Circus of Screams Returns to Melbourne's Luna Park
One of the most popular special attractions at Melbourne's Luna Park in recent years is returning for a limited season through the summer holidays. In the tradition of Prison...
Nov 27, 2009
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Dreamworld owners buy Q Deck
Ardent Leisure, owner of the Gold Coast's Dreamworld and WhiteWater World attractions, has purchased Q Deck, Australia's highest beachside observation deck. Located on the top...
Nov 26, 2009
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AJ Hackett Bungy Turns 21, Wins Award
Queenstown's AJ Hackett Bungy has celebrated its 21st birthday. The adventure pioneers marked the event by inviting nearly 400 local schoolchildren to the historic Kawarau...
Nov 25, 2009
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Hippo Shooting Linked to Sanctuary Closure
Last weekend's apparently 'accidental' shooting of an African pygmy hippopotamus in the Northern Territory seems to have revealed a failure of the permit process involving the...
Nov 23, 2009
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Ballina's Big Prawn Set for Demolition
Ballina Shire Council has voted to demolish the town's iconic Big Prawn landmark. Set to be removed as part of a new development, not even a Facebook petition signed by almost...
Nov 18, 2009
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Aquaplay to open in Dubai
A new water-based edutainment facility is to open at Mirdif City Centre in Dubai. The site, named Aquaplay, is being developed by Majid Al Futtaim Leisure, which also owns and...
Nov 16, 2009
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Wild Seals Illegally Captured for Marineland
Napier's Marineland is under investigation by the Department of Conservation (DoC) over allegations that it wild seals were unlawfully captured for the attraction. According to...
Nov 16, 2009
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South Korea Relaxes Rules on Attractions Development
South Korea's Ministry of Strategy and Finance is to ease regulations and provide incentives to encourage foreign investors to build theme parks in the country as part of its...
Nov 12, 2009
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Dinosaur Trail for Queensland Outback
Plans are being developed for Australia's own Jurassic Park, a series of field museums and a Dinosaur Tourist Trail, based on outback Queensland's treasure trove of dinosaur...
Nov 10, 2009
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Australians At IAAPA
A number of events have been arranged for Australians visiting next weekâs International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) Convention in Las Vegas. Opening...
Nov 9, 2009
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Monkey Mania Opens At Casula
Monkey Mania has opened their newest indoor children's playcentre at the Casula Homemaker Centre in south western Sydney, marking the companyâs fourth store since beginning...
Nov 9, 2009
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APASAsia Postponed to 2010
Management of the upcoming Amusement Parks and Attractions Show, Asia (APASAisa) have advised that the opening date of the event has been postponed to 2010. Blaming "the...
Nov 5, 2009
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Disney Gets Approval for Shanghai theme park
China's planning agency has approved the Walt Disney Company's proposal to build a theme park in the bustling city of Shanghai. The Magic Kingdom-style theme park, that will be...
Nov 5, 2009
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Safari Resort Plans for Monarto Zoo
Monarto Zoo, east of Adelaide, is seeking private investors to develop a wildlife experience similar to those provided by large African game parks. The 1,000-hectare zoo,...
Nov 4, 2009
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Overseas Visitors Impressed with Singapore's Museums
Attendances at Singapore’s museums rose by 26% in 2008 with 6.5 million attendances including close to a million overseas visitors. A survey conducted by the National Heritage...
Nov 3, 2009
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Big Pineapple For Sale
The Big Pineapple, one of Queensland's most recognisable icons, is for sale. The 170-hectare site attraction on the Sunshine Coast is on the market through public tender with...
Nov 3, 2009
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Mobile Phone Recycling to help Protect Primates
Renowned primatologist Dr Jane Goodall has helped Melbourne Zoo launch a mobile phone recycling campaign to help protect primates in the wild. Dr Goodall's lifelong study of the...
Nov 2, 2009
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Cairns Waterpark Project Approved
The Adventure Waters waterpark development has received approval from the Cairns Regional Council. The $35 million development, to be built at Smithfield, 12 kilometrres north...
Oct 30, 2009
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$3 billion Leisure Resort for North Queensland
Plans for a $3 billion themed entertainment resort near Cairns have been unveiled this week. Proposed by the Tropical Paradise Resort Consortium for a 300-hectare site at...
Oct 29, 2009
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A Day in Pompeii - Australia's most popular museum exhibition
The most popular museum exhibition ever seen in Australia, A Day in Pompeii, has ended at the Melbourne Museum. Since opened on 25th June, one in 10 Victorians, some 325,000...
Oct 27, 2009
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Cottesloe pylon restored but diving era ends
The iconic sea pylon off Perth's Cottesloe Beach has been restored to its former glory but will no longer support climbers and divers. The renovated structure has been...
Oct 27, 2009
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ICMega Australia launches MegaTix
With technology from Israel's market leading software house that has developed the strongest ticketing and voucher distribution company, ICMega Australia has recently launched...
Oct 27, 2009
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Discovery Pool Opened at Bunbury Centre
Bunbury's Dolphin Discovery Centre has unveiled its new 'Discovery Pool'. Opened by Western Australia's Tourism Minister Liz Constable, the new pool demonstrates some of the...
Oct 20, 2009
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Business as Usual at Aussie World
Village Roadshow Limited's cancellation of its plans to purchase and turn Aussie World into a major waterpark has not had a negative impact on the Sunshine Coast attraction....
Oct 14, 2009
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